# NTSB CHI68D0130: Piper PA-23, N4240P, Chicago, IL, June 15, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 15, 1967
- Place: Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 25, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116108
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68D0130
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68D0130

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2017  67/6/15    CHICAGO,ILL         PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 72 TOTAL
        TIME - 1620                    N4240P              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 60 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEIGS FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        REMARKS- RIGHT WING STRUCK GAS TRUCK. BUS ON TAXIWAY FAILED TO GIVE RIGHT OF WAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4240P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4240P-1977-07-07), registration cancelled 1977-07-07, S/N 23-1739 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (registry code 7102304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Meigs Field

## Other investigations on N4240P (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA77FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FA016), Dec 6, 1976: Piper PA-23 (N4240P), Clewiston, FL, destroyed, 5 fatal
- [NTSB CHI67A0096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67A0096), Feb 12, 1967: Piper PA-23 (N4240P), Mt.Hope, WI, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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